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Crematogaster obscurior
| Crematogaster obscurior | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. obscurior |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster obscurior Dalla Torre, 1892 | |
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- obscurus. Crematogaster obscurus Smith, F. 1860b: 109 (w.) INDONESIA (Bacan).
- Type-material: 2 syntype workers.
- [Note: Donisthorpe, 1932c: 463, cites 2w OXUM; (confirmed by Bolton (unpublished notes) 1978).]
- Type-locality: Indonesia: Bachian (= Bacan I.), “Bac.” (A.R. Wallace).
- Type-depository: OXUM.
- [Junior primary homonym of Crematogaster obscurus Smith, F. 1857a: 76.]
- Status as species: Mayr, 1863: 404; Roger, 1863b: 37; Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 73.
- Replacement name: Crematogaster obscurior Dalla Torre, 1892: 90.
- obscurior. Crematogaster obscurior Dalla Torre, 1892: 90.
- Replacement name for Crematogaster obscurus Smith, F. 1860b: 109. [Junior primary homonym of Crematogaster obscurus Smith, F. 1857a: 76.]
- Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 84; Emery, 1922e: 158; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 463; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 96; Bolton, 1995b: 159.
- Distribution: Indonesia (Bacan).
The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):
Crematogaster obscurus
Two worker syntypes in Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Labelled “Bac.” (= Batjan I.).
Description
References
- Cantone S. 2018. Winged Ants, The queen. Dichotomous key to genera of winged female ants in the World. The Wings of Ants: morphological and systematic relationships (self-published).
- Dalla Torre, K. W. von. 1892. Hymenopterologische Notizen. Wien. Entomol. Ztg. 11: 89-93 (page 90, Replacement name for obscurus)
- Jacobs, S. 2020. Population genetic and behavioral aspects of male mating monopolies in Cardiocondyla venustula (Ph.D. thesis).
- Smith, F. 1860b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace in the islands of Bachian, Kaisaa, Amboyna, Gilolo, and at Dory in New Guinea. J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 5(17b)(suppl. to vol. 4 4: 93-143 (page 109, [Junior primary homonym of obscurus Smith, F. 1857a: 76.])
- Varela-Hernández, F., Medel-Zosayas, B., Martínez-Luque, E.O., Jones, R.W., De la Mora, A. 2020. Biodiversity in central Mexico: Assessment of ants in a convergent region. Southwestern Entomologist 454: 673-686.
- Wang, W.Y., Soh, E.J.Y., Yong, G.W.J., Wong, M.K.L., Benoit Guénard, Economo, E.P., Yamane, S. 2022. Remarkable diversity in a little red dot: a comprehensive checklist of known ant species in Singapore (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with notes on ecology and taxonomy. Asian Myrmecology 15: e015006 (doi:10.20362/am.015006).
- Wetterer, J.K. 2017. Invasive ants of Bermuda revisited. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 54, 33–41 (doi:10.3897/jhr.54.11444).*Wetterer, J.K., Wetterer, A.L. 2004. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Bermuda. Florida Entomologist 87(2), 212–221 (doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2004)087[0212:ahfob2.0.CO;2]).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
- Hosoishi S. and K. Ogata. 2009. A check list of the ant genus Crematogaster in Asia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. Inst. Trop. Agr. Kyushu Univ. 32: 43-83.
- Viehmeyer H. 1912. Ameisen aus Deutsch Neuguinea gesammelt von Dr. O. Schlaginhaufen. Nebst einem Verzeichnisse der papuanischen Arten. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologische-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden 14: 1-26.